ORNSTEIN Leo (1893-2002)
Marc-André Hamelin (Piano)
Hyperion Records
1 CD
077:05
Soloinstr. ohne Orchester
1999-01-01
Suicide in an Airplane A la Chinoise op. 39 Danse sauvage op. 13 Nr. 2 Poems of 1917 op. 41 Ornstein, Leo No man's land: Andante espressivo The sower of despair: Moderato The orient in flanders: andantino molto espressivo The wrath of the despoiled: Sostenuto molto appassionato Night brooding over the battlefield: Moderato e misterioso A dirge of the trenches: Lento Song behind the lines: Andante con moto e malinconioso The battle: Allegro e molto appassionato Army at prayer: Allegro, ma non troppo Dance of the dead: vivo con fuoco Arabesque op. 42 Ornstein, Leo The isle of elephantine Primal echo Chant of hindoo priests Shadowed waters A melancholy landscape Pompeian fresco Passion Les basoches The wailing and raging wind Impressions de la Tamise op. 13 Nr. 1 Sonate für Klavier Nr. 8 Ornstein, Leo 1. Life's turmoil and a few bits of satire 2. A trip to the attic - A tear or two for a childhood forever gone The bugler A lament for a lost boy A half-multilated cradle - Berceuse 3. Disciplines and imrpovisations
ORNSTEIN Leo (1893-2002)Marc-André Hamelin (Piano)Label : Hyperion Records
When Leo Ornstein died in 2002, the musical world lost a fascinating composer, [...]. Ornstein had an extraordinary life: he was a child-prodigy pianist in [...] Russia, a refugee from anti-Semitism, an avant garde American composer and a virtuoso pianist [...] in his early twenties. At the height of his fame he voluntarily turned his back on the limelight and took sanctuary in increasing obscurity, and having been almost entirely forgotten, [...].
